Archive for the ‘Voices in the Wilderness’ Category

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Wilderness ActSept. 3rd, 1964

This series of essays is appearing in the Western News of Libby, Montana, and the Sanders County Ledger of Thompson Falls, as part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, signed by Lyndon Johnson into law on September 3, 1964.

These Western Montana residents each write about their special relationship with wild places, Wilderness and wilderness, designated and not.

By Braydan Thom, Libby High School, Class of 2017 This is the tale of my best friend and my adventure in the wilderness, fighting against the elements and coming up with a draw: We emerge [» Read More...]

Molly received $300 for her essay on “A Most Memorable Wilderness Experience.” “Falling for Falls Creek”By Molly Walters, Troy High School Class of 2017 Friends are a wonderful thing. Good ones can bring you [» Read More...]

Finding the bigger picture By Trinity Wallace I have always been captivated by nature; nature has a way of making my first-world problems seem little compared to the vast majority of the world. Any chance [» Read More...]

Close Encounters…. of the Moose Kind By Brian Sherry About 25 years ago, I took a couple weeks off work and went to Teton National Park, which I had briefly visited a few years earlier. [» Read More...]